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Bitmine nears 5% of Ethereum supply despite $8.4B in unrealized losses
News Article Aug 17, 2026
Bitmine nears 5% of Ethereum supply despite $8.4B in unrealized losses

Tom Lee’s Ethereum treasury company keeps buyin

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What Stripe's $7 Billion OpenRouter Deal Actually Means for AI
News Article Aug 17, 2026
What Stripe's $7 Billion OpenRouter Deal Actually Means for AI

Stripe just bought the layer that decides which AI model answers your prompt—and it was already collecting the money fo…

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Tom Lee’s Bitmine Buys Another $19 Million in Ethereum as Stash Nears 5% of Total Supply
News Article Aug 17, 2026
Tom Lee’s Bitmine Buys Another $19 Million in Ethereum as Stash Nears…

The firm says it's 96% of the way to owning 5% of Ethereum's total supply, according to Chairman Tom Lee.

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Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC AI Trade Driving BTC Forecasts
News Article Aug 17, 2026
Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC AI Trade Driving BTC Forecasts

Bitcoin trades near $63,571 as ETF outflows and macro signals collide. Full technical breakdown, key levels, and where …

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Ethereum’s next major upgrade just slipped to late 2026, forcing a two-week scramble to save its 2027 roadmap
News Article Aug 17, 2026
Ethereum’s next major upgrade just slipped to late 2026, forcing a tw…

EIP-8375 proposes burning one third of selected external gross value while off-bid payments stay invisible. The post Et…

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Compound bets $52 million, new leadership team in switch to institutional focus
News Article Aug 17, 2026
Compound bets $52 million, new leadership team in switch to instituti…

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U.S. Treasury Department proposes GENIUS Act stablecoin rule
News Article Aug 17, 2026
U.S. Treasury Department proposes GENIUS Act stablecoin rule

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Strange New Chinese AI ‘KIMI’ Predicts the Price of XRP by the End of 2026
News Article Aug 17, 2026
Strange New Chinese AI ‘KIMI’ Predicts the Price of XRP by the End of…

A supply squeeze this tight changes what moderate buying can do. Kimi AI predicts XRP runs to $1.60 to $2.20 by year-en…

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Strategy Goes Another Week Without Buying — Or Selling — Bitcoin, Builds Up Cash Reserve
News Article Aug 17, 2026
Strategy Goes Another Week Without Buying — Or Selling — Bitcoin, Bui…

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Why accepting crypto payments over €1,000 on Bitstamp can reportedly freeze your assets starting tomorrow
News Article Aug 17, 2026
Why accepting crypto payments over €1,000 on Bitstamp can reportedly …

The customer-posted notice reportedly leaves exchange transfers unaffected, while rejected funds require support to ret…

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The Coldcard hack proves reputation is not a security model
News Article Aug 17, 2026
The Coldcard hack proves reputation is not a security model

CoinDesk
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Tom Lee's Bitmine now owns 4.8% of Ethereum supply after latest ETH purchase
News Article Aug 17, 2026
Tom Lee's Bitmine now owns 4.8% of Ethereum supply after latest ETH p…

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